Jack Huston

A scion of the iconic Huston entertainment dynasty, the British Jack Huston hoped to live up to his birthright. He first caught notice in the Edie Sedgwick biopic "Factory Girl" (2006) and was then ad...
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Singer/actress Liza Minnelli paid tribute to her moviemaker father Vincente Minnelli as she picked up a lifetime achievment award in Los Angeles. The Cabaret star accepted the Jack Valenti Lifetime Achievement Award at Los Angeles-Italia Film Festival on Friday (20Feb15), and she used the moment to honour her late dad.
She told the audience at the ceremony, "My father, Vincente Minnelli, directed some of the greatest motion pictures Hollywood has produced, and from him I received two wonderful things: my love of movies and my Italian heritage."
Minnelli follows in the footsteps of previous winners of the prize, named after longtime president of the Motion Picture Association of America Jack Valenti, including Al Pacino and Anjelica Huston.

Oscar winner Liza Minnelli is set to be feted for her lifetime of achievements at the upcoming Los Angeles-Italia Festival. The Cabaret star will be given the Jack Valenti Legend Award at the 10th annual event, which celebrates entertainment industry ties between Italy and Hollywood.
A statement from festival organisers announcing the prize reads: "We are extremely honored and delighted to be presenting this year's Jack Valenti Legend Award to the talented and lovely Liza Minnelli.As in prior years our board aims to recognize highly talented Italian-Americans who have made an impact on the industry and without a doubt, Liza fits the bill."
Named after long-time Motion Picture Association of America president Jack Valenti, the accolade has previously been given to Al Pacino and Anjelica Huston.
Minnelli will be presented with the award during the festival's closing night ceremonies in Los Angeles on 20 February (15).

Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro has been cast as Jesus in the Ben Hur remake. The 300 star will join a cast that features Jack Huston as the title character, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman and Olivia Cooke.
Timur Bekmambetov is directing the remake of Charlton Heston's 1959 movie.

Iranian actress Nazanin Boniadi has replaced Israeli Gal Gadot as Esther in the new Ben-Hur remake. Gadot quit the epic when it became clear filming clashed with her Man of Steel sequel schedule, and now her slave girl role has been filled by Homeland actress Boniadi.
She joins a cast that includes Morgan Freeman and Jack Huston as Ben-Hur.
Gadot plays Wonder Woman in superhero sequel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Anjelica Huston has recalled the life-changing night Roman Polanski was allegedly caught with an underage lover at the home of her then-boyfriend Jack Nicholson. The Hollywood director fled the U.S. on the eve of his sentencing in 1978 after pleading guilty to having unlawful sex with a minor. The charged stemmed from allegations he had sex with 13-year-old Samantha Geimer at Nicholson's California home in 1977, and the director has been haunted by the case ever since while living as an exile in France.
Huston has now opened up about that fateful night at Nicholson's mansion, revealing she walked into the house and saw Polanski with the young girl.
In an extract from her new autobiography, Watch Me, she writes, "The house was quiet... I called out: 'Is anyone here?'... A short while later, Roman and a girl came around the corner, he introduced me to her and said they had been taking pictures. She was wearing platform heels and appeared to be quite tall. Roman collected his jacket and cameras, and they left together. I thought no more of it."
Huston was later arrested along with Polanski a day later when cops raided the house and allegedly found drugs in her purse: "Roman and I were bundled into the back of two separate police cars. We were under arrest... Roman's path and mine crossed as we were taken to be booked. He said: 'I'm sorry for this Anjelica.'"
The actress goes on to admit she is glad she did not have to testify against her friend in court because he agreed a plea deal with prosecutors to avoid going to trial.
She adds, "I'd witnessed nothing untoward and had never seen Roman with the girl in the bedroom. Roman later accepted a plea bargain and my testimony was never required."

"I see him once in a while, we usually share a nice meal and then go our separate ways. It's pleasant, we're friends, he's a very loyal friend, good friend, I trust him on that level." Actress Anjelica Huston enjoys her longrunning friendship with former lover Jack Nicholson. The couple dated on and off for 17 years.

Actress Anjelica Huston received Jack Nicholson's stamp of approval before writing about their 17-year love affair in her memoir Watch Me. The Witches star has opened up about Nicholson's infidelities in the book, recalling how he broke the news that he was expecting a baby with with actress Rebecca Broussard to her over dinner in 1989.
She also confesses she reacted to Nicholson's affairs with violence, and once "beat him savagely about the head and shoulders" during a altercation about his womanising ways.
The actress reveals she agreed to publish all about her torrid Nicholson romance after making sure her ex was OK with the expose.
She tells U.S. breakfast show Today, "I sort of handled (the relationship) on a day-to-day basis and sometimes I didn't handle it so well at the time.
"Writing about it was actually quite cathartic and I showed him the book before it went to publication, so I got his stamp of approval, not that I needed it, but it was nice to have."

Anjelica Huston's confession that she savagely beat her cheating boyfriend Jack Nicholson has been branded "gravely concerning" and shameless by domestic abuse charities. The Witches star, who dated the notorious womaniser on and off between 1973 and 1990, has revealed in her new autobiography, Watch Me, that she would read about his infidelities in the press and react with violence.
She recalled a particular incident, writing, "I beat him savagely about the head and shoulders. He was ducking and bending, and I was going at him like a prizefighter, raining a vast array of direct punches."
Representatives for anti-violence charities have now condemned Huston's candid admission and reiterated that violence is against a partner is completely unacceptable.
Mark Brooks, Chairman of ManKind, a charity which supports male victims of abuse, likens Huston's confession to the actions of British model/actress Kelly Brook, who admitted punching her ex-boyfriends, and singer Solange Knowles, who was captured on video beating her brother-in-law, rapper Jay Z.
He tells WENN, "Following the lack of public outcry over Kelly Brook and Solange Knowles earlier this year, this continues a gravely concerning trend where committing violence against a man is seen as socially acceptable. It never is and never should be seen as ok, in exactly the same way it is not rightly acceptable when it is a woman who is at the receiving end."
Adam Fouracre, Chief Executive Officer of Stand Against Violence, adds, "The description of the attack is not one which highlights any remorse or shame in these actions. It is not acceptable to 'savagely' beat anyone, refer to oneself proudly as a 'prizefighter' whilst continuing to describe 'a vast array of direct punches' as if some sort of high octane action movie. We spend all of our time as a charity trying to change attitudes around violence, to show that it only takes one punch to end a life and leave others in grief and chaos... It is imperative that those with influence uphold and promote non violence and do their bit to make the society we live in safe... Those in the spotlight should be setting an example."
Polly Neate from Women's Aid tells WENN, "Domestic violence is always unacceptable, regardless of whether the person is a celebrity or not. The majority of domestic violence involves a pattern of abusive behaviour, which involves controlling behaviour, rather than a one-off outburst. Rather than 'losing control' it is an attempt to gain control over their partner."

Actress Kerry Washington was honored with a top prize at a fashion awards gala in New York City on Monday night (03Nov14).
The Scandal star was the toast of the Accessories Council's 18th Annual ACE Awards as she picked up the Style Influencer award along with the show's costume designer Lyn Paolo.
As she accepted the honor at the event, held at the Cipriani 42nd Street venue in Manhattan, Washington described how she often collaborates with Paolo on her character Olivia Pope's costumes, telling the audience, "We often talk about the final five minutes in our fitting, which is that moment when the look is OK - it's a great suit, it works - but it's not quite there. How we take it from acceptable to exceptional is with the help of all of you guys - whether it's a Prada purse or Olivia's Movado watch or gloves or a ring."
Other attendees included Dakota Fanning, Naomi Campbell, Jack Huston and Nicky Hilton.

Anjelica Huston has recalled the moment her former boyfriend Jack Nicholson told her he was expecting a baby with another woman in an uncomfortable conversation over dessert. The Witches star dated Nicholson on and off between 1973 and 1990 and the pair enjoyed romances with others during their 'off' periods.
Their relationship ended for good when Nicholson dropped the bombshell that he was to have a child with actress Rebecca Broussard, and Huston now reveals he broke the news across the dinner table in 1989.
In an extract from her upcoming autobiography, Watch Me, published in Vanity Fair magazine, Huston writes, "(Nicholson said) I have something to tell you... Someone is gonna have a baby."
He wanted to stand by Broussard but continue his romance with Huston, who told him, "There's only room for one of us women in this picture, and I am going to retire from it."
Huston also remembers earlier moments in their relationship when she would read allegations of the actor's infidelity in the press and lose her temper.
She writes, "I beat him savagely about the head and shoulders. He was ducking and bending, and I was going at him like a prizefighter, raining a vast array of direct punches."
Huston later married sculptor Robert Graham, who died in 2008. Nicholson was in a relationship with Broussard for five years.

Played an up-and-coming artist who bedded a married collector’s wife (Gillian Anderson) in satirical film "Boogie Woogie"

At age six, played title role in school production of "Peter Pan"

Landed first regular TV role on short-lived "Eastwick" (ABC)

Played despicable fiancé of Nikki Reed’s Rosalie in David Slade directed "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"

Co-starred in 1960s-set drama "Not Fade Away," written and directed by David Chase

TV acting debut, the USA Network remake of "Spartacus"

Summary

A scion of the iconic Huston entertainment dynasty, the British Jack Huston hoped to live up to his birthright. He first caught notice in the Edie Sedgwick biopic "Factory Girl" (2006) and was then admired by sci-fi fans in "Outlander" (2008). Huston went on to star in the Ernest Hemingway adaptation of "The Garden of Eden" (2008), and was part of the art house movie "Boogie Woogie" (2009). On television, he cast a spell on the witchy drama "Eastwick" (ABC, 2009-2010), appeared in Al Pacino's long-gestated filmed take on the play "Wilde Salome" (2010), and started dating fellow Brit Cat Deeley, the popular host of "So You Think You Can Dance" (Fox, 2005- ). Huston was lucky enough to grab a juicy role in the highly anticipated "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" (2010), while also landing a quality recurring role on the highly acclaimed series "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO, 2010- )whereby the actor further staked his claim to the family business of well-warranted stardom.